Understanding Your Rights and Options Under Virginia Law
Here, our Fairfax legal team offers insight into a number of local legal topics, including criminal and traffic charges, personal injury, civil litigation, business disputes, and more. Learn what these cases can mean for you and your family, and how the experienced lawyers at Greenspun Shapiro PC can help.
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Privacy Implications of Using Genealogy Websites If you use a DNA testing service in which you provide a DNA sample, you should consider the privacy implications and carefully review their privacy policies. -
How Does Attorney-Client Privilege Actually Work? With the news fixated on the Michael Cohen and the seizure of documents by the FBI, attorney-client privilege will likely stay front and center for some time. -
Marijuana Laws: D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Laws The marijuana laws in the Washington metropolitan region can be tricky. For example, what happens if you live in Maryland, buy marijuana in D.C., and then visit Virginia where you are stopped and charged with a possession offense? Here we discuss marijuana possession in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. -
Manifest Injustice for Purposes of Expungement The Virginia Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of A.R.A. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, Rec. No. 170199. -
Will Microsoft Be Forced To Hand Over Foreign Server Data? The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Microsoft Corporation, which has refused to hand over information stored on foreign servers to the FBI. -
Virginia Will Raise Felony Theft Threshold Under the new agreement, legislation will increase the felony level. In exchange, Governor Northam will support efforts to increase collection of restitution. -
Marijuana Reform Is Coming to Virginia Misha Lopez shares potential changes we could see in Virginia’s medical marijuana laws. Learn what this could mean for marijuana possession, use and dispensing. -
Social Media Can Be A Killer Social media can get you in trouble. Misha Lopez shares a story about a young woman who incriminated herself by what she shared in a Facebook post online. -
Should Juries Review Virginia’s Sentencing Guidelines? The goal of Virginia’s Sentencing Guidelines is to impose uniform punishments. As it stands, juries can't see them, but should they be able to? -
iPhone X Facial Recognition Impact on Criminal Investigations Can a police officer confiscate my phone and unlock it using a facial recognition feature? Can I refuse to let law enforcement unlock my phone? Here we explain!